Convoy ON.28

Depart Liverpool on 20 October 1941.
Dispersed 42.23N 58.44W on 3 November 1941.
Hague's records contain 50 merchants and 19 escorts (43 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ADULA (Br)
64
8,040
1937
 
 
ALISMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 25/10
ATHELPRINCESS (Br)
43
8,882
1929
 
GEORGETOWN, W INDIES
BAHARISTAN (Br)
65
5,479
1928
 
BAHREIN, STRAGGLED IN 42.20N 57.26W
BAYANO (Br)
31
6,815
1917
 
MONTREAL
BEAVERHILL (Br)
52
10,041
1928
 
MONTREAL
BETH (Nor)
22
6,852
1930
 
TRINIDAD
BIC ISLAND (Br)
13
4,000
1917
 
MONTREAL
BRANT COUNTY (Nor)
54
5,001
1915
 
 
BRITISH COLONY (Br)
84
6,917
1927
 
CURACOA
BRITISH CONSUL (Br)
85
6,940
1924
 
TRINIDAD
CITY OF CANTON (Br)
55
6,692
1916
 
CAPETOWN
CLAUSINA (Br)
45
8,083
1938
 
 
COPELAND (Br)
56
1,526
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP,ICELAND
CRISTALES (Br)
72
5,389
1926
 
MONTREAL
DAGHESTAN (Br)
41
7,248
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
DELANE (Br)
34
6,054
1938
 
 
DELIUS (Br)
 
6,065
1937
 
 
DELPHINULA (Br)
32
8,120
1939
 
NYC
DIPLODON (Br)
83
8,149
1941
 
NYC
DORNOCH (Br)
 
5,186
1939
 
BELFAST WITH WEATHER DAMAGE
EAGLE (US)
26
6,003
1917
 
JD EX ICELAND 25.10
EMPIRE EMERALD (Br)
74
8,032
1941
 
NYC
EMPIRE FAITH (Br)
61
7,061
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
EMPIRE JET (Br)
53
8,134
1941
 
NYC
EMPIRE LUGARD (Br)
93
7,241
1941
 
MONTREAL
EMPIRE ORYX (Br)
21
5,704
1919
 
NORFOLK
EMPIRE SPRAY (Br)
11
7,242
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
EMPIRE SPRING (Br)
91
6,946
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX, STRAGGLED 30.10
FLORA II (Br)
36
1,218
1909
 
TO ICELAND
GODAFOSS (Ice)
76
1,542
1921
 
JD EX ICELAND 25.10
GRENA (Nor)
63
8,117
1934
 
 
KINGCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 25/10
KINGSBURY (Br)
92
4,898
1937
 
RETURNED SEE ON 29
LANGLEECRAG (Br)
62
4,909
1929
 
RETURNED SEE ON 31
LAURITS SWENSON (Nor)
12
5,725
1930
 
VANCOUVER
MAN O WAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 23/10
MANCHESTER CITIZEN (Br)
51
5,343
1925
 
MONTREAL
MORGENEN (Nor)
23
7,093
1930
 
 
MOUNT RHODOPE (Gk)
94
5,182
1919
 
BOTWOOD
ONEIDA (US)
95
2,664
1919
 
EX ICELAND JD 25.10
PANDORIAN (Br)
71
4,159
1941
 
MONTREAL
POLARTANK (Nor)
44
6,356
1930
 
 
PORT NICHOLSON (Br)
35
8,402
1919
 
 
PROVIDENCE (US)
96
2,677
1920
 
EX ICELAND JD 25.10
RINGSTAD (Nor)
24
4,765
1923
 
 
ROCKINGHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 25/10
SABRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 25/10
SALINAS (US)
14
5,422
1920
 
JD EX ICELAND 25.10. ARR ST JOHNS 3.11
SAN CIPRIANO (Br)
66
7,966
1937
 
 
SICILIAN PRINCE (Br)
42
3,489
1922
 
PHILADELPHIA
TENACITY (Br)
15
700
1940
 
RESCUE TUG FOR ICELAND
TIBIA (Du)
82
10,356
1939
 
ARUBA
TORTUGUERO (Br)
81
5,285
1921
 
MONTREAL
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
65
1,914
1940
 
HALIFAX
USCGC CAMPBELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 03/11
USS BABBITT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 03/11
USS BERNADOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 03/11
USS BUCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 03/11
USS DUPONT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 03/11
USS LEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 30/10
USS LEARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 03/11
USS LUDLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 03/11
USS MACLEISH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 03/11
USS SAMPSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 03/11
USS SCHENCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 03/11
VENOMOUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 25/10
WELLARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 23/10
WESTCOTT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 23/10

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.28:

    M HAVEN (ONM 28) ESCORT VICEROY, ALYNBANK. CLYDE LOCAL ESCORT BUTE, EAST ESCORT 1EG SOE WESTCOTT, THEN VENOMOUS FROM 23.10
    WEST ESCORT TU 4.1.6 SOE USS SAMPSON, WEST REINFORCEMENTS JD 31.10 TO DISPERSAL
    USS LEA DETACHED AND ESCORTED DAMAGED TANKER SALINAS TO ST JOHNS NF ARRIVING 3.11.41
    COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR F A MARTEN KBE CB CMG CVO IN MANCHESTER CITIZEN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BAYANO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.